The Orthodox Faith
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Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
View MoreToday marks the first day the Church asks us to begin our preparation for Great Lent. She prepares us through the four Gospels read at the Divine Liturgy each Sunday preceding the first day of Great Lent.
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Sunday after Theophany
View MoreMatthew 4:12-17 At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in…
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“Of Whom I am First”
View MoreOur journey in life involves turning away from sin and realizing that we become our true selves only by receiving ourselves from others and from God. It’s about communion and self-denying love. Saint Paul found that the Law, seen abstractly, lacked love, while the aim of our charge is love from a pure heart, good conscience, and sincere faith.
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The Longing to Be Whole
View MoreThe Gospel According to Luke 8:26-39 At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from the…
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Baptism and Chrismation, Part 5
View MoreThe next part of the Baptismal service after the anointing is the tonsure, or the cutting of the hair. In the Old Testament hair is…
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Baptism and Chrismation, Part 4
View MoreIt should be noted here that this sacrament exists also in the Roman Catholic and some Protestant churches. There it is called Confirmation. Confirmation is…
